Dentists

From new developments in ongoing lawsuits to one dentist's thoughts on teledentistry, here are the latest dentists making the news:

Four minors were arrested for allegedly breaking into a Michigan dental practice, reports ABC's WPBN.

A former dentist died March 15 after suffering injuries from a hit-and-run in Fremont, Calif., reports Fox affiliate KTVU.

A new affidavit has been filed in a $10 million lawsuit that accuses Jason White, DDS, of sexually abusing a Texas family's two children and using photos of them for a child pornography business, reports radio station KFYO.

A nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults showed 93% of Americans plan to visit their dentist this year, according to results published March 18 by Delta Dental Plans Association.

Dentists reporting their practice is open and conducting business as usual declined nearly 3 percentage points from January to February, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute polls.

From the first Black female president of a professional society to another dentist's day in federal court being delayed, here are the latest dentists making the news:

The FDI World Dental Federation and Australian Dental Association will hold an entirely virtual World Dental Congress in September after canceling the 2020 edition due to the pandemic, the FDI said March 3.

Miami-based dental radiographer Regina Cespedes has voluntarily surrendered her license after she was accused of practicing unlicensed dentistry out of her condo, the Miami Herald reports.

The trial start date for a Texas dentist has been pushed back from April 5 to Nov. 1, according to CBS affiliate KLBK-TV.